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Old 11-22-2015, 03:18 PM   #1
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calling all 58-59 fleetsiders

hi i'm looking for some measurement so i can turn my long box fleet side to a short bed . just finished my 70 and it was no big deal.anybody with a shortbox fleetside i can sent you a picture of the place to measure?thanks for the help mark
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Old 11-22-2015, 05:36 PM   #2
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Re: calling all 58-59 fleetsiders

Hope this helps.

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Old 11-22-2015, 05:37 PM   #3
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Re: calling all 58-59 fleetsiders

Hope this helps.



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Old 11-22-2015, 09:25 PM   #4
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Re: calling all 58-59 fleetsiders

you have to take a vertical section in front of and behind the wheel well. I looked to find the build thread that showed it in stages but could not find it. Maybe a deeper search will find it.
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Old 11-22-2015, 09:57 PM   #5
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Re: calling all 58-59 fleetsiders

My apologies for a disastrous attempt to use my android when posting inks to picture. Wouldn't it be a lot easier to just buy a shorty?
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Re: calling all 58-59 fleetsiders

Thread here:
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